Land
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[edit] English
[edit] Proper noun
Land
- A surname.
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] German
[edit] Etymology
From Middle High German lant, from Proto-Germanic *landan, from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“land, heath”).
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
Land n. (genitive Landes, plural Länder or Lande)
- a country.
- a state which is part of a country.
- land (real estate).
- the land, the dry portion of the earth's surface.
[edit] Usage notes
- The plural Lande is archaic or poetic, but can still be found e.g. in the name Niederlande, "Netherlands".
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Luxembourgish
[edit] Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *landan.
[edit] Noun
Land n. (plural Länner)
